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Hajj Fare: Kaduna agency charges intending pilgrims N8.4 million

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Agency has confirmed that intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise will pay a fare of N8.4 million.

• January 21, 2025
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The Kaduna State Pilgrims Agency has confirmed that intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise will pay a fare of N8.4 million. 

The agency confirmed this in a statement on Monday. It explained that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria set the fare.

The agency urged intending pilgrims to complete their payment by the deadline.

“The intending pilgrims are expected to complete payment of the Hajj fare by January 31 in order to remit all deposits to NAHCON on time,” the agency said.

The agency also warned that defaulters risk forfeiting their chances to embark on the journey to the Holy Land, as NAHCON had also fixed a deadline for remitting the Hajj fares.

“The registration process is ongoing at the agency’s headquarters and in all 23 local government areas of the state.

“All intending pilgrims are expected to obtain a customised bank teller at their respective local government registration centres before making the payment,” said the statement

He assured intending pilgrims of the agency’s commitment to providing good services.

According to him, the agency aims to attain an acceptable Hajj by all the pilgrims from the state.

The statement noted that the executive chairman, Salihu Abubakar, commended the state government for its support toward ensuring the success of the 2025 Hajj operation.

“The NAHCON has allocated 6,679 Hajj seats to Kaduna State for the 2025 pilgrimage,” said the agency.

(NAN)

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